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Ushinara (Sanskrit: Uśīnara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-western South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.[1]
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Location of the Anu tribe from which the Uśīnaras were descended among the Vedic tribes
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Location of the Uśīnaras during the post-Vedic period
Location edit
The Uśīnaras lived in the northernmost part of the Madhya-deśa, with the Uśīnara-giri ("Uśīnara mountain") being located near Kanakhala.[1]
History edit
The Uśīnaras, as well as the neighbouring Kekaya and Madraka tribes, were descended from the Ṛgvedic Anu tribe which lived near the Paruṣṇī river in the central Punjab region.[2]
A queen of Uśīnara, named Uśīnarāṇī, is mentioned in the Ṛgveda.[1]
In mythology edit
The Uśīnaras appear in epic Hindu literature, especially in the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.
References edit
- ^ a b c Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 65-66.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 63.
Further reading edit
- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.